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窃国者侯，窃钩者诛
qièguózhěhóu,qiègōuzhězhū
Traditional: 竊國者侯，竊鉤者誅
steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子]])
Character Breakdown
窃
qiè
to steal; thief; secret, stealthy
HSK 6
国
guó
country, nation, state; national
HSK 1
者
zhě
that which; they who; those who
HSK 3
侯
hóu
marquis, lord; target in archery
窃
qiè
to steal; thief; secret, stealthy
HSK 6
钩
gōu
hook, barb, sickle; to hook, to link
HSK 6
者
zhě
that which; they who; those who
HSK 3
诛
zhū
to execute, to kill; to punish
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